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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CLEUGH OF EGLON | Cleugh of Eglon Cleugh of Eglon |
Wiliam McMichael Samuel McLelland Esqr. |
037 | [Situation] 17/8 miles N W [North West] by N. [North] MeiKle Cullendoch A Ravine formed by the bases of two hills Craiglowrie &. Craigherron, This place was Resorted by a man Called Eglon in the time of Persecution hence the Name . Through it Runs a Stream Called Eglon Burn. - |
SOUTER'S STONE | Souter's Stone Souter's Stone |
William Michael Samuel McLelland Esqr Burns' Poems |
037 | [Situation] Near the Southern end of the Cleugh of Eglon. This name Applies to one of a Group of large Granite RocKs in the Cleugh of Eglon, displaced as it were by a Convulsion of the earth &. reclines against Some other rocks of less dimensions forming a hollow betwixt &. in which a Shoe Maker named Eglon tooK shelter from his persecution in the 17th. Centuary. Souter a Scotch Term for ShoemaKer. - |
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[Page] 8 -- Parish of GirthonForm 136 Page
29 Cleugh of Eglon
29 Souter's Stone
Cleugh - A precipice, a rugged ascent &c. [etc]
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